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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1942
Page
13
JUDSON BAILEY reports a furious Dodgers Cubs clash as Brooklyn off Clemens with 10-5 win. Dodger pitching mishaps and five pitchers fuel 13 hits, while Passeau yields seven hits in a messy day highlighted by bench threats and wild plays.
American league results include New York 4 over Cleveland 0 and Boston 10 over Chicago 1 with Chicago 11 Boston 6. St Louis defeated Philadelphia 7 to 4 and Brooklyn beat Chicago 10 to 5. In the association Columbus 6 over Toledo 0 and Milwaukee 3 over Kansas City 2. Minneapolis 5 over St Paul 4 in 10 innings.
In Cincinnati the Reds split a doubleheader with Boston. Johnny Vander Meer seeks win No. 10 against Johnny Hutchings as Cincinnati beat Boston 6 2 in game one while the Braves toppled Paul Derringer 7 2 in the nightcap. Gee Walker led the Reds with four hits in game one and two more in the nightcap.
Columbus defeated Toledo 6 to 0 as Brecheen earned the win over Kimberlin. Antone ll i and Klein led Columbus with two base hits apiece while Bradsher and Klein each had an RBI. Attendance was about 8 000.
Whirlaway powered to victory at Suffolk Downs lifting his career earnings to 454,366 as he defied a 130 pound burden and front runners to win the mile and an eighth feature. Warren Wright’s star leads toward the Arlington Handicap at Chicago Aug 1 as the sport’s looming first half million dollar earner. Rounders and Attention trailed, Apache followed, with 83 000 in attendance roaring the finish.
Entries for the all city men’s tennis tournament start July 21 at the high school recreation center courts. Recreation Director Harry Lackey will accept entries until Sunday night. Doubles entries accepted at the same time after singles. Open to all age groups.
In a breezy column, mentions Whirlaway and Whirly in discuss of racing records, notes Warren Wright missing the Suffolk trip, and jokes about outboard motors. Also cites King Peter of Yugoslavia's Yankee Stadium visit, Hank Borowy, Casey Stengel, the Dodgers, and Joe Cronin trading barbs with the Yankees.
Milwaukee Brewers rally to beat Kansas City 3 2 after fans flood the field in the ninth inning. Vandenberg scores the winning run as Charley Wensloff issues three balls before the fourth pitch. Louisville tops Indianapolis 5 4. Minneapolis 5 St Paul 4 in 10 innings. Toledo defeats Great Lakes Naval 7 3.
Dodger skipper Leo Durocher silenced Frankie Frisch by sending Frenchy Bordagaray to sit with Pittsburgh, after Frisch noted 26 players in uniform one too many. Brooklyn’s extra talent came with Max Macon, now in a Brooklyn suit though owned by Montreal Royals.
Defending champion Neema Copie of Toledo and Janet Shock of Dayton are favored to meet in the 23rd Ohio women’s golf title after semi finals today. Copie faces Peggy Kirk of Findlay while Shock takes on Carol Lee Sherrett of Coshocton.
Reiser leads in runs batted in with 47 and hits 99 tied with Medwick for most hits while Mize tops home runs with 15. Williams leads batting with 341 and runs with 75 and 19 home runs. Spence and Kubel split stolen bases with 15. Chandler posts 4.2 ERA.
Ellen Biddle won the poker golf tournament with a five of a kind sixes. Mrs Roy Shirley placed second with four sevens, Margaret Wilson third with a ten and two nines. Mrs Mame Hutchison won the blind bogey event with net 42 1 2. The women set a Flag Tournament for July 22 and club championship qualifying from July 25 to 26.
Glouster longtime resident and former city council member GLOUSTER T. G. McDonald was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens for observation Tuesday evening. He was accompanied by his daughter Mrs. Walter Hilt Jr Columbus.
Tech. Sgt. Herbert Boroff of Ft. Wayne Indiana is on convalescence furlough at his parents home in Carroll following an appendectomy three weeks ago. He and Mrs. Boroff will stay in Carroll until the end of July.
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